The activity of a raider off Nauru Island last Sunday was described in a dramatic statement by the Minister for the Navy, Mr. Hughes, last night. A ship was seen on fire, with another vessel apparently ...
Article : 138 wordsAbout 60 masters and engineers employed on Harbour craft have threatened that unless their demands for a 44-hour week are granted they will ...
Article : 218 wordsSheffield, centre of Britain's steel industry, was the target in a savage Nazi "one-town blitz" last night. Large-scale destruction over a wide ...
Article : 971 wordsThe battle which has brought British armoured troops within striking distance of Sollum has been a tactical triumph, and a triumph for the spirit ...
Article : 933 wordsAn unconfirmed report from Athens says that empty cargo ships and transports have arrived at the Albanian port of Valona, possibly for the ...
Article : 548 wordsThe second phase of the Western Desert battle has now begun, with British mechanised units and motorised troops, aided by the R.A.F., in full pursuit of the routed Italians, who are falling back to the Libyan border. ...
Article : 301 wordsMr. Hughes summarised the reports as follows:— "On Sunday morning last a vessel was sighted on fire shortly after daylight. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 736 wordsRepresentatives of the Broken Hill Pty. Co., Ltd., and the Northern Miners' Federation have been summoned to a conference to-day on the dispute at the ...
Article : 107 wordsAll statements by Ministers, inside or outside Parliament, are now subject to censorship, according to a ruling made by the Publicity Censorship this week. ...
Article : 550 wordsA newspaper correspondent in the Western Desert says the British troops have captured all the food and oil that the Italians accumulated for the ...
Article : 1,019 wordsA statement issued in Athens by the Greek Dodecanese Committee says: "Reports reaching Athens from the Dodecanese Islands sound like an echo from the grave. ...
Article : 123 wordsThe Federal Treasurer, Mr. Fadden, announced to-night that he expected that the Commonwealth war and works loan of £28,000,000 would be fully ...
Article : 98 wordsWhen a sedan car crashed into a shop in King Stteet, city, about 10 o'clock last night, a woman was knocked down and seriously injured. ...
Article : 268 wordsThe Dutch political organisation, National Hertsel, has distributed a pamphlet throughout Holland declaring that Holland is on the verge of civil ...
Article : 183 wordsThe Duke of Windsor left Miami in a U.S. naval plane at 8.30 a.m. to-day on important official business. It is authoritatively reported that he will ...
Article : 180 wordsMajor Cameron (U.A.P., S.A.), former Post-master-General, who had threatened to attack the Broadcasting Commission, changed his mind when he had the chance during the ...
Article : 139 wordsThe Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, announced to-day that he had received word from Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Blamey, Commander-in-Chief, ...
Article : 82 wordsThough the Nazi "air blitz" technique has not changed in the raids on individual towns, and attacks on London are lessening in severity, ...
Article : 107 wordsThe Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, said this afternoon that there had been nothing sensational about the seciet session of the House of Representatives, which was ...
Article : 225 wordsHungary and Yugoslavia have signed Pact of Friendship. Signatures were affixed to the document yesterday by the respective Foreign Ministers ...
Article : 79 wordsThe Calcutta Sweep will be based next year on the Melbourne Cup, instead of the English Derby. The sweep, which is oiganised by the Royal ...
Article : 99 wordsNew heart has been given to Britain's "air-blitzed" millions by the almost incredible results of the brilliant five days' thrust by the British forces in ...
Article : 582 wordsThe Treasurer, Mr. Paddon, on the eve of the adjoumment of the House of Representatives to-day, issued a warning that action would be taken to deal with avoidance of ...
Article : 128 wordsThe Natal Prize Court has ordered 200 bags of Australian flour which was consigned to enemies of the Crown in Mozambique to be sold and the proceeds to be paid into court. ...
Article : 99 wordsA Uruguayan ship carrying 330 Jewish refugees, including many children, to Palestine from Bulgaria, broke up during a storm near Istanbul. ...
Article : 70 wordsThe Berlin [?]adio announces that Hitler and his Foreign Minister, von Ribbentrop, left Berlin this morning for an undisclosed destination. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe Advisory War Council has begun talks with Commonwealth Bank and Treasury authorities on the use and control of central bank credit. ...
Article : 95 wordsSuch of the oversea news in this issue as is hea[?] "From Our Own Correspondent" or "Herald Exclusive Service" is from a service owned and conducted entirely by "The Sydney Morning Herald" ...
Article : 147 wordsThe two damaged Italian submarines, which have been sheltering at Tangier while repairs were effected, left port this morning. They were chased into Tangier harbour by ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Berlin Radio states that a special force is being trained for Germany's future "Colonial Police." After training at home the men will gain practical experience, lasting several ...
Article : 58 wordsA public meeting, convened by the Trades and Labour Council, at the City Hall to-night resolved "to protest emphatically againit the Fascist nature of the Public Safely Act ...
Article : 43 wordsFlying Officer John R. Rathbone, Conservative M.P. for Cornwall, has been reported missing in action. Flying Officer Rathbone, who was a member of the R.A.F. Volunteer ...
Article : 41 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 14 Dec 1940, Page 15
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: